Teaching Church Audio Artistry | Church Sound Systems
One roaming squirrel plus one electric substation equals one church without power for two hours. If only Plan B could have been implemented. It will probably surprise you to know that our church was ready to implement plan B. Under normal conditions, the sound check and band warm-up is from 9:00 am to 9:45 am. During this time, the computer is loaded for the slides and any audio/video feeds are tested through the sound board. By the time the service is ready to start at 10:15 am, [keep reading]
Walking down the sidewalk today, I couldn't help but feel sorry for the woman ahead of me. Even though she was dressed quite well, every time she took a step, her right ankle popped inward. Her problem was that she couldn't walk in high heels. She had self-sabotaged her desire to appear professional dressed. It was at that moment I asked myself the question "how do I sabotage my own efforts?" Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening another entity through subversion, [keep reading]
A sound tech from Washington writes regarding finding the right house volume levels, "It's either too loud for the elderly or too soft for the youth, or too much electric or not enough bass, it’s just impossible to please everyone." My grandmother's cooking immediately comes to mind. My grandmother was a good cook. I'm not talking "Paula Dean with butter in everything" or "Bobby Flay with everything jazzed up." I'm talking about good simple food. Cooked ham, vegetable soup, you [keep reading]
How do you talk to the guitarist? How do you talk with all the musicians? Are you overbearing? Firm? Indecisive? A "yes" man/woman? The way you talk with the band defines your relationship and effects everyone's rate of success. It wasn't until watching a music documentary last night that I thought of my own way of talking with the band. Watching the documentary, the "Big Name" star was rehearsing for the first time with in-ears. Between songs, he mentioned it felt like the [keep reading]
Imagine you walk into church one day and are told, "you're job just got easier because we aren't using praise bands any more...we're going back to the pastor leading hymns." Last night, while reading a church magazine, I noticed the variety of advertisements. Interested in improving your church? How about; Softer chairs Different colored pews Software to monitor giving, attendance, birthdays, and the member's favorite tv show New stained glass windows Window overlays that look [keep reading]
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